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Michelle Malkin:
Digging out more CNN/YouTube plants: Abortion questioner is declared Edwards supporter (and a slobbering Anderson Cooper fan); Log Cabin Republican questioner is declared Obama supporter; lead toy questioner is a prominent union activist for the Edwards-endorsing United Steelworkers
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
A powerful moment — A retired Army general, Keith Kerr, just listed all his military credentials and then left the crowd silent by saying at the end of his video that he is "an openly gay man" and wants to know why gays can't serve in the military. — Romney was hit by Anderson Cooper …
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Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
A Depressing Debate — What a depressing debate. CNN's long slide into mediocrity accelerates. Is this what running for president of the greatest democracy in the world has become? Standing in front of CNN's corporate logo in a hall full of yowling Ron Paul loons and enduring clumsy webcam questions …
New York Times:
The Republican Debate — Following is a transcript of the Republican Presidential debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., as provided by the Federal News Service. — PARTICIPANTS: — FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI — FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Debate questioner is affiliated with Hillary's — and Kerry's — campaigns; Update: Plantmania! — As incredible as it may seem, given all the flak they took for not vetting questioners after the last debate, CNN not only approved a question from someone affiliated …
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Scarborough: 'Total Crap' CNN Didn't Know Gay Questioner Is Clinton Campaigner — Update | 8:05 AM: Hillary's Howard tries to weasel out. See update at foot. — Like Rudy and Romney going after each other over immigration last night at the GOP debate, MSNBC was taking some jabs …
Adam Yoshida:
Why is a Hillary Clinton Campaign Member Asking Questions at a Republican Debate? — So, the fellow who just asked the Republican candidates about Don't Ask, Don't Tell, retired Brigader General Keith Kerr, is a member of Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency.
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Matthew Balan / NewsBusters.org:
CNN Fails to Mention Retired Gay General's Endorsement of Hillary — [Update: Keith Kerr was known to CNN as a gay activist as far back as December 2003, when he was featured in this CNN article.] — CNN, as part of its Republican debate with YouTube, failed to mention that retired general Keith Kerr …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:CNN/YouTube Debate — CNN Wins (Update: A Major Error Mars Their Night)
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Bryan / Hot Air:At CNN, November is planting season; Update: Plant video edit added!
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John O'Connor / The State:
Giuliani, Clinton slip in SC polls — Romney leads in S.C. poll; Obama, Clinton virtually tied — New Yorkers Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton are beginning to lose ground in South Carolina, according to a Clemson University Palmetto Poll released Wednesday.
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Matt Towery / Southern Political Report:SPECIAL ALERT — InsiderAdvantage Poll Of CNN/YouTube Debate And Controversy After Debate
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:Two Hours of Humiliation — When the CNN-You Tube debate among …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him — In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama's biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world. — Since declaring his candidacy for president in February …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:Pssst. Pass It On — It doesn't matter if it's true or not.
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William Neikirk / Chicago Tribune:
Henry Hyde dies at 83 — Henry J. Hyde — known for his courtly manners, oratorical skills and historical knowledge during 32 years as the conservative voice of the western suburbs in Congress — died today, according to the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner. He was 83.
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John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
Henry Hyde dies — Former Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) died early Thursday morning in a Chicago-area hospital, according to congressional sources. He was 83. — Hyde underwent open-heart surgery back in July and never completely recovered from the procedure, said a source close to Hyde.
Steven A. Camarota / cis.org:
Immigrants in the United States, 2007 — A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population — This Backgrounder provides a detailed picture of the number and socio-economic status of the nation's immigrant or foreign-born population, both legal and illegal. The data was collected by the Census Bureau in March 2007.
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Juan Forero / Washington Post:
Old Allies Abandon Chávez as Constitution Vote Nears — CUMANA, Venezuela — Few associates had been as loyal to President Hugo Chávez as the governor of the coastal state of Sucre, Ramón Martínez. And few are now more determined to defeat Chávez …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
ACU President David Keene Endorses Romney — Less than 24 hours after former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) jousted with his rivals over his conservative credentials at the CNN/YouTube debate in Florida, he is set to receive the endorsement from American Conservative Union President David Keene.
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